Contributions of motor skill development and physical activity to the ontogeny of executive function skills in early childhood

MT Willoughby, K Hudson - Developmental Review, 2023 - Elsevier
Because of executive function (EF) skills' importance for social, emotional, and academic
success, there is strong interest in supporting their development in early childhood. Efforts to …

EEG signatures of cognitive and social development of preschool children–a systematic review

S Bhavnani, G Lockwood Estrin, R Haartsen… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Early identification of preschool children who are at risk of faltering in their
development is essential to ensuring that all children attain their full potential …

Executive function in early childhood: longitudinal measurement invariance and developmental change.

MT Willoughby, RJ Wirth, CB Blair - Psychological assessment, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
This study tested the longitudinal measurement invariance and developmental changes of a
newly developed battery of executive function (EF) tasks for use in early childhood. The …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of inhibitory control training for preschoolers on reasoning ability and neural activity

Q Liu, X Zhu, A Ziegler, J Shi - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Inhibitory control (including response inhibition and interference control) develops rapidly
during the preschool period and is important for early cognitive development. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Towards an integrated account of the development of self-regulation from a neurocognitive perspective: A framework for current and future longitudinal multi …

M Vink, TE Gladwin, S Geeraerts, P Pas, D Bos… - Developmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Self-regulation is the ability to monitor and modulate emotions, behaviour, and cognition in
order to adapt to changing circumstances. Developing adequate self-regulation is …

Executive functions in 5-to 8-year olds: Developmental changes and relationship to academic achievement

M Röthlisberger, R Neuenschwander… - Journal of Educational …, 2013 - boris.unibe.ch
Pronounced improvements in executive functions (EF) during preschool years have been
documented in cross-sectional studies. However, longitudinal evidence on EF development …

Relations between frontal EEG maturation and inhibitory control in preschool in the prediction of children's early academic skills

M Whedon, NB Perry, MA Bell - Brain and cognition, 2020 - Elsevier
Maturation of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) across the first few years of life is thought to
underlie the emergence of inhibitory control (IC) abilities, which may play an important role …

[HTML][HTML] EEG/ERP as a pragmatic method to expand the reach of infant-toddler neuroimaging in HBCD: Promises and challenges

ES Norton, LA MacNeill, EM Harriott, N Allen… - Developmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Though electrophysiological measures (EEG and ERP) offer complementary information to
MRI and a variety of advantages for studying infants and young children, these measures …

Тормозные функции мозга и возрастные особенности организации когнитивной деятельности

ОМ Разумникова, ЕИ Николаева - Успехи физиологических наук, 2019 - elibrary.ru
В обзоре рассмотрены возрастные особенности функциональной роли тормозных
функций мозга в контроле селекции и запоминания информации, в обучении …

Television exposure, sleep time, and neuropsychological function among preschoolers

AI Nathanson, PT Fries - Media Psychology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
We explored whether sleep time mediates the relation between preschoolers' television
exposure and two indicators of neuropsychological function: executive function (EF) and …